In pics: Bengaluru records wettest May in last 66 years

Bengaluru witnessed the wettest May in 2023 as the city received nearly 31 mm of rainfall, breaking a 66-year-old record. The IMD’s seasonal cumulative rainfall data from March 1, 2023, to May 31, 2023, showed that Bengaluru city saw 343 mm of rainfall, 173 mm more than normal. The downpour broke the longstanding record of 28 cm in May 1957.

The incessant rains over the past few days in Bengaluru has made it the wettest May, breaking a 66-year-old record. Credit: IANS Photo

The IT hub witnessed nearly 31 cm of rainfall, making it the wettest May since 1957. Credit: Prashanth HG/DH Photo

For every year since 2015, Bengaluru's May rainfall hovered above the mean monthly total rainfall of 128.7 mm, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows. Credit: Janardhan BK/DH Photo

The city recorded 65.2 mm rainfall on May 30 which is the highest for this month. Credit: IANS Photo

May rainfall averaged 18.5 cm in the last eight years. Credit: IANS Photo

From March to May, the Bengaluru Urban district has seen 245.8 mm of rainfall, 57% higher than the normal average of 156.1 mm in the pre-monsoon period. Credit: SK Dinesh/DH Photo

Rescue operation undertaken after a car got stuck in a waterlogged underpass following heavy rain, in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo

A motorist wades through a flooded road at Seshadripuram underpass, Hari Krishna Road in Bengaluru. Credit: SK Dinesh/DH Photo

A rescue operation undertaken after an auto-rickshaw gets submerged on a waterlogged street due to heavy rainfall in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo